. >> reporter: and all of this left newly minted defense secretary chuck hagel into a corner. hagel a two-timer recipient of the purple heart wrote to congress last week say he supported the medal. the medal reflects the evolving nature of our warfare, while it in no way degrades or minimizes other acts of valor. but today he was singing a different tune. he sent his spokesman to explain. >> the fact of the matter is, the production of the medal has stopped. no one who's been nominated for this medal, no one is in training for this medal. we do have time to make a final decision. >> they released statements today saying they appreciate the launching of this review, they want them to do the right thing for our combat forces and not allowed the warfare medal to take precedence over the purple heart or bronze star. i have many facebook friends personally who are members of the military, they serve all over the world and they basically echoed the same concern, they can give out this drone medal, they said, but it should not rank higher than these other medals. wolf and kate? >> a